The "world's most popular gaming platform" just got better. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled new features appearing in their iOS 5 update, including some much-needed upgrades for their Game Center mobile gaming service. The changes include friend suggestions, photos, and achievement points.

Apple has finally taken the lid off of the iPhone 4. While it's not the "iPhone 5" that many publications and analysts were expecting, the new smartphone is looking like a significant upgrade over the last model. Here's a breakdown of the hard specs:

iOS 5, the next iteration of the company's operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, will be released on October 12. Apple announced the ship date during a press event Tuesday at its Cupertino headquarters.

We're live blogging as Apple's new CEO Tim Cook hosts Apple's iPhone 5 event. Rumours point to changes to the new iPhone's hardware including a wider screen size, a processor upgrade, more memory, and changes to the shape of the case as well as the material used for the case.

As with most Apple events, today's "Let's Talk iPhone" event is causing speculation to run rife across the Internet. Many people seem convinced that the iPhone 5 will make its long-awaited appearance at the event today, while others are more doubtful.

HTC has acknowledged a security vulnerability in several of its smartphones but dodged responsibility for the flaw. The vulnerability exposes nearly all a user’s data to any app that can access the Internet from the handset.

Sprint is expected to jump aboard the iPhone bandwagon, joining AT&T and Verizon as the third U.S. carrier to sell the device. The carrier committed to more than 30 million handsets over the next four years, according to Wall Street Journal, which was also the first to report that Sprint will get the new iPhone. But in the usual hysteria ahead of a highly-anticipated Apple announcement, Boy Genius Report is claiming its sources say the iPhone 5 will be a Sprint exclusive.